Official Cup

the Red Devils ARENA
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hasan-Okan Moralı kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcial Errapel during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marcial Errapel hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Şadi Talat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gianluigi Ogazon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hasan-Okan Moralı in the 10th minute of play. Şadi Talat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gianluigi Ogazon having to interfere. If Hasan-Okan Moralı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Şadi Talat came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the the Red Devils fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Şadi Talat couldn't finish the play. A collision led to the Red Devils getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Necat Yoruç hit a great ball. Ceyhan Durusan came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Darkness's Marcial Errapel. But to his dismay, Marcial Errapel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Necat Yoruç's late challenge caught a Darkness's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Necat Yoruç helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th match minute, Darkness was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benigno Canor to maneuver through the defense. 42 minutes into the match, Benigno Canor notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of the Red Devils's Ceyhan Durusan. Ceyhan Durusan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 45 minutes into the game, Darkness's Domingos Etor nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ceyhan Durusan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Benigno Canor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benigno Canor made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Marcial Errapel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ceyhan Durusan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th match minute, the Red Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Behram Balbay to maneuver through the defense. When Marcial Errapel got free in front of the goal in the 55th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Ceyhan Durusan was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. With an all-out effort, Darkness's Ceyhan Durusan threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Benigno Canor, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 59th minute, Benigno Canor reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ceyhan Durusan. The goal made the score 1-4. 68 minutes into the match, Marcial Errapel dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ceyhan Durusan, 1-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcial Errapel got free with Ceyhan Durusan in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute, Hasan-Okan Moralı got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Darkness's zone, Hasan-Okan Moralı stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gianluigi Ogazon came out of the goal and Hasan-Okan Moralı tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ceyhan Durusan didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 79th minute, which inside left pole to 1-6. A collision led to the Red Devils getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Necat Yoruç hit a great ball. Benigno Canor, 84 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 86th match minute, the Red Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Behram Balbay to maneuver through the defense. Ceyhan Durusan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Restu in the 88th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, the Red Devils's goalkeeper Ceyhan Durusan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcial Errapel. After 91 minutes, Şadi Talat mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the the Red Devils and the Darkness players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, Şadi Talat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Darkness's zone, Hasan-Okan Moralı stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gianluigi Ogazon came out of the goal and Hasan-Okan Moralı tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Darkness eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.